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Taking Jobs and Doing Harm

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In popular discourse and in the philosophical literature there is almost no reflection on the morality of doing harm in the context of doing one's job. To the contrary, workers are valorised simply for having a job, and typically individual workers are spared from blame, even when they cause significant harm as part of their job.
Theron Pummer, Benjamin Sachs‐Cobbe
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Parental Exposure to Nanoplastics and Graphene Oxide Induces Transgenerational Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental pollution by emerging contaminants such as nanoplastics (NPs) and graphene oxide (GO) represents a growing threat to global health and ecosystems. This study investigated the effects of parental exposure, both isolated and combined, to 100 μg/L NPs (polystyrene, spherical, 100 nm) and 100 mg/L GO, using Caenorhabditis elegans as ...
Gabriela Corrêa Soares, Larissa Müller, Suamy Machado Cruz, Andy Taipe Huisa, Danilo Roberto Carvalho Ferreira, Clascídia Aparecida Furtado, Juliane Ventura‐Lima   +6 more
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Nanoplastics: Methods, Exposure and Effects on Domestic, Farm and Wild Animals

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are synthetic polymer particles ranging in size from 1 nm to 1 μm that have been identified as a major concern for ecosystems and organisms due to their plethora of negative effects. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge relating to exposure and effects of NPs in domestic (i.e., farm ...
B. De Felice, M. Bertazzo, A. F. Tabaran, M. Parolini, R. P. Popa, A. Pintea, L. J. Spicer, A‐L. Nagy, F. Caloni   +8 more
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Cellular Toxicity of Short‐ and Long‐Term Exposures to Polystyrene Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Fish Skin Cell Derived From Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ubiquitous presence of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) is raising concerns about their impact on the health of humans and other living organisms. Due to its tiny size, this particle can accumulate and circulate in the body after uptake, resulting in a variety of harmful outcomes on the organism, such as increased oxidative stress and
Trang Thi Nguyen, Kiyun Park, Ihn‐Sil Kwak   +2 more
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Effects of Microplastic Pollution on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Nutritional Composition of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Microplastic (MP) contamination in agroecosystems is an increasingly recognized environmental concern, whereas its polymer‐specific impacts on plant growth and nutritional composition remain poorly understood. Aim Our study aimed to evaluate how polymer type and concentration of MPs directly affect plant growth, physiological traits,
Rana Roy, Karl Hermann Mühling
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Toxicity Mechanism, Exposure Pathways, and Environmental Risk Assessment of Microplastic Pollution

This chapter reviews the published information on the impact of microplastic (MP) pollution in aquatic environments, focusing on toxicity mechanisms and exposure pathways. The aim is to elucidate how MPs affect aquatic organisms and ecosystems. The study
Aronzon, C.M., Areco, M.M.
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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
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Styrene and its natural analogues: accumulation and sustainable production methods

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Styrene, also known as vinyl benzene, is a colourless, highly volatile petrochemical that serves as a key monomer in the production of polystyrene and styrene‐butadiene rubber. Its industrial synthesis via the alkylation of benzene with ethylene relies on fossil fuels, requiring high temperatures and toxic catalysts that contribute to ...
Mwafaq Ibdah, Giovanni D'Ambrosio, Prasada Rao Kongala, Sureshkumar Mesara, Annalisa Serio, Bharadwaj Revuru, Antonello Paparella   +6 more
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Automatization of multistep sample preparation for microplastics monitoring in aquatic environments

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Microplastics (MP) have been found in every environmental compartment in urban and remote areas. Although their ubiquity is widely recognized, the lack of harmonized protocols for sampling, sample preparation, and particle identification/quantification hinders comparability among studies.
Markus Sillanpää, Ilse Heiskanen, Outi Setälä, Yoshio Ikezawa   +3 more
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HoloSpec: Dispersion‐Based 4D Computational Holographic Hyperspectral Imaging

Laser &Photonics Reviews, EarlyView.
HoloSpec, a compact dispersion‐based computational holographic system, achieves four‐dimensional imaging by retrieving 3D spatial structure and high‐resolution spectra from only two monochromatic snapshots. Using a single prism and a monochrome sensor, it resolves 430 spectral channels with 3 nm experimental resolution and 30 μm$\mathrm{\mu}\mathrm{m}$
Jingyan Chen, Yuxing Li, Yanmin Zhu, Edmund Y. Lam   +3 more
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